Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing A weather warning for thunderstorms has been issued with this week's heatwave set to make way for unsettled and wet conditions.
Greater Manchester and the UK as a whole has seen bright sunshine and scorching temperatures this week. Local Twitter forecaster Oldham Weather said the 27.9 degrees he recorded in Chadderton on Tuesday was the hottest September temperature recorded in over a decade. READ MORE: However, the mercury is set to plummet in the coming days bringing unsettled conditions as a result.
After a cloudy start to today (Thursday) scattered showers, some occasionally heavy, are forecast across the North West this morning.
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